Blood and ashes, I must have spit in Finagle's face once too often this
week. Here are direct links to the images that were in the mail:
http://imgur.com/fUMCar3.jpghttp://imgur.com/GfGtE4D.jpghttp://imgur.com/srow4p6.jpg
Regards,
Ben
- Ben
On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Ben Hallert <EMAIL HIDDEN> wrote:
> **
> Re-send:
>> In aviation, part of our safety culture is that when we screw something
> up, we confess, confess, confess so that someone else might learn from it.
> It's not because we think everyone else is a screwup, but if we could keep
> all of our screw ups unique that would be nice.
>> Welp, I screwed up today with something related to safety in the shop and
> I wanted to share it with other people so that they might get something
> from it.
>>>>> As you can see, I was using my PVC cutter to cut some pipe immediately
> next to the live power line for the blue hot glue gun. It turns out that
> the PVC cutter is very capable of cutting through thin wire as well as
> plastic. I discovered this in a shower of sparks when it exploded in front
> of me and left the big scorch that you see there on the pipe.
>>>>>> The other victim of my carelessness was the blade on my PVC cutter that I
> brought in from home. This sparking damage is pretty impressive I think,
> especially considering that it's one of the really big heavy duty blades.
> The exploding metal from that might be what dazzled me in fact.
>>>>> I have replaced the hot glue gun so whoever owns or contributed the blue
> one, I hope that this craftsman one is an acceptable substitute. I have put
> the broken hot glue gun up in the top area in case anyone wants to repair
> it. I may take a stab at that myself if no one beats me to it.
>> So I guess the moral of the story is: don't do that thing that I did. No
> injuries other than my pride, a hot glue gun, and my PVC cutter. Had I been
> grounded differently, the outcome might've been different so pay heed and
> like I said, don't do that thing that I did.
>> - Ben
> - Ben
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